Becoming Immune Confident

Enhance your understanding of the complex immune system and learn about immunodeficiency and cancer in this episode of Immunology 101.

Sometimes our immune system misbehaves and fails to recognize and fight off infections. We'll delve into the topic of Immune deficiency disorders. We'll cover the genetics of immune system disorders, the challenges in diagnosis, and available treatments. We'll explore the role of the immune system in cancer and how to identify deficient immune systems through screening and laboratory testing.

Join Dr. Kara Wada towards becoming immune confident and understanding the intricacies of our immune system.

SUMMARY

• Genetics of Immune System Disorders
• Challenges in Diagnosis of Primary Immunodeficiency
• Overview of Immunodeficiency Disorders
• Identifying Deficient Immune Systems
• Screening and Laboratory Testing
  • Immunodeficiency Treatments
• The Immune Systems Role in Cancer
  • Cancer Diagnosis
  • Cancer Treatments: Radiation Surgery and Chemotherapy
• Coming Up Next Week: Dysbiosis and Alterations in our Metabolism

ABOUT DR KARA WADA
Quadruple board-certified pediatric and adult allergy immunology & lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren’s patient and life coach shares her recipe for success combining anti-inflammatory lifestyle, trusting therapeutic relationships, modern medicine & our minds to harness our body’s ability to heal.

CONNECT WITH DR WADA
Website → http://www.drkarawada.com/
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/crunchyallergist/
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/crunchyallergist/
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CrunchyAllergist
Twitter → https://twitter.com/CrunchyAllergy
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@crunchyallergist

SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER → https://www.drkarawada.com/newsletter
Get my weekly dose of naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to immune system health.

THE BELONG COMMUNITY → https://www.antiinflammatorycollective.com/
If you are looking for more ways to work on reducing your pain and support in having that anti-inflammatory lifestyle, Belong is the right place for you.

Tune in to this episode as Cheryl and Dr. Wada discuss navigating life with arthritis, including getting diagnosed, understanding the healthcare system, and managing expectations for health appointments.

They also explore the importance of embracing uncertainty and finding support through the Arthritis Life Extravaganza. Get practical tips and inspiration for living well with arthritis.

TIMESTAMP
00:00 Welcome
00:59 Get to know Cheryl
04:08 Getting Diagnosed with Arthritis
07:17 Understanding the Healthcare System
09:09 Getting the Most Out of Your Health Appointments
13:55 Managing your expectations for your health visit
14:43 Embracing Uncertainty
20:58 It's okay not to know all the answers
24:48 The Arthitis Life Hack Extravaganza

ABOUT CHERYL
Cheryl Crow is a fierce advocate for meeting the full picture of patients’ needs beyond joint pain. After living with rheumatoid arthritis for over a decade and becoming an occupational therapist, Cheryl founded Arthritis Life with the mission of educating, empowering and supporting people with arthritis. She created the Rheum to THRIVE support program and Arthritis Life Podcast to help people with rheumatic disease live full, vibrant and meaningful lives.

Most days you can find Cheryl creating life hack videos, sharing patient stories on the Arthritis Life Podcast or spreading the word about ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

CONNECT WITH CHERYL CROW
Arthritis Life website → https://arthritis.theenthusiasticlife.com/
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/arthritis_life_cheryl/
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@arthritislife
Twitter → https://twitter.com/realcc
Youtube channel → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDEZnSHMkC5FJ6enOwHsRKg
Arthritis Life Facebook Page → https://www.facebook.com/arthritisLIFE
Arthritis Life Podcast Facebook Group → https://www.facebook.com/groups/arthritislifepodcastandsupport

GET TICKETS TO THE ARTHRITIS LIFE EXTRAVAGANZA → https://bit.ly/arthritislife23
Celebrate ways to make life with arthritis easier and learn the latest tips and tricks from arthritis patients and experts!

ABOUT DR KARA WADA
Quadruple board-certified pediatric and adult allergy immunology & lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren’s patient and life coach shares her recipe for success combining anti-inflammatory lifestyle, trusting therapeutic relationships, modern medicine & our minds to harness our body’s ability to heal.

CONNECT WITH DR WADA
Website → http://www.drkarawada.com/
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/crunchyallergist/
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/crunchyallergist/
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CrunchyAllergist
Twitter → https://twitter.com/CrunchyAllergy
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@crunchyallergist

SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER → https://www.drkarawada.com/newsletter
Get my weekly dose of naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to immune system health.

Take control of your health with the latest episode of the podcast - Misbehaving Immune Systems.

Learn about the similarities and differences between allergies and autoimmunity.

Join Dr. Kara as she delves into the underlying mechanisms and factors that lead to these conditions and how they are interconnected.

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00:00 Misbehaving Immune Systems

Allergy
02:00 What is Allergy?
02:50 Evolution of Allergy
04:14 Symptoms of Allergic Reactions
06:59 Immediate Hypersensitivity

Autoimmunity
13:03 What is Autoimmunity?
14:30 Mechanisms of Autoimmunity
14:44 Central Tolerance
18:06 Peripheral Tolerance

29:05 Next Week: Immune Deficiency and Cancer

ABOUT DR KARA WADA
Quadruple board-certified pediatric and adult allergy immunology & lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren’s patient and life coach shares her recipe for success combining anti-inflammatory lifestyle, trusting therapeutic relationships, modern medicine & our minds to harness our body’s ability to heal.

CONNECT WITH DR WADA
Website → http://www.drkarawada.com/
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/crunchyallergist/
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/crunchyallergist/
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CrunchyAllergist
Twitter → https://twitter.com/CrunchyAllergy
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@crunchyallergist

SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER → https://www.drkarawada.com/newsletter
Get my weekly dose of naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to immune system health.

THE BELONG COMMUNITY → https://www.antiinflammatorycollective.com/

If you are looking for more ways to work on reducing your pain and support in having that anti-inflammatory lifestyle, Belong is the right place for you.

Don't miss out on the action happening inside your body! Let’s Become Immune Confident together!! 

Dive deeper into the immune system and discover how it specifically fights off bacterial and viral infections with Dr. Kara Wada.

TIMESTAMP
00:50 My Introduction to Immunology - Story Time!
05:14 Timeline of a typical Infection
06:47 How we fight off a typical bacterial infection like a staph or strep infection (extracellular bacteria)
20:35 How bacteria try to fight back
21:11 Our bodies' response to extracellular bacterial infection vs viral infections
23:14 How our bodies respond to viral infections like a cold or the flu
28:31 How viruses try to fight back

Coming up next week: Misbehaving Immune Systems: Allergies & Autoimmunity

ABOUT DR KARA WADA
Quadruple board-certified pediatric and adult allergy immunology & lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren’s patient and life coach shares her recipe for success combining anti-inflammatory lifestyle, trusting therapeutic relationships, modern medicine & our minds to harness our body’s ability to heal.

CONNECT WITH DR WADA
Website → http://www.drkarawada.com/
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/crunchyallergist/
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/crunchyallergist/
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CrunchyAllergist
Twitter → https://twitter.com/CrunchyAllergy
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@crunchyallergist

SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER → https://www.drkarawada.com/newsletter
Get my weekly dose of naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to immune system health.

THE BELONG COMMUNITY → https://www.antiinflammatorycollective.com/
If you are looking for more ways to work on reducing your pain and support in having that anti-inflammatory lifestyle, Belong is the right place for you.

The Innate Immune System is the body’s first line of defense against infection. Discover its essential role in protecting our bodies!

Tune in to hear Dr. Kara Wada discuss the intricacies of the Innate Immune System. Get a deeper understanding of how it recognizes pathogens, fights infections, and triggers the adaptive immune response.

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04:44 Our basic defense against infection
07:08 How does the innate immune system recognize microbes and damaged cells?
08:44 PAMPS: Pathogen associated molecular patterns
09:27 DAMPS: Damage associated molecular patterns

12:46 How do the different parts of the innate immune system function to combat different types of microbes?
13:56 Receptors in our innate immune system
14:13 TLR: Toll-like receptors
18:29 NLR: NOD-like receptors
21:55 RLR: rig-like receptors

22:52 Different types of white blood cells
23:10 Phagocytes
27:01 Dendritic Cells
28:05 Mast Cells
29:32 Innate Lymphoid Cells
30:22 Natural Killer Cells

31:11 Complement system
31:51 Three functions of the complement system
31:56 The alternative pathway
32:11 The classical pathway
32:39 The lectin pathway

35:25 Coming up next week: Your Adaptive Immune System

ABOUT DR KARA WADA
Quadruple board-certified pediatric and adult allergy immunology & lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren’s patient and life coach shares her recipe for success combining anti-inflammatory lifestyle, trusting therapeutic relationships, modern medicine & our minds to harness our body’s ability to heal.

CONNECT WITH DR WADA
Website → http://www.drkarawada.com/ 
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/crunchyallergist/ 
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/crunchyallergist/ 
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CrunchyAllergist 
Twitter → https://twitter.com/CrunchyAllergy 
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@crunchyallergist 

SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER → https://www.drkarawada.com/newsletter
Get my weekly dose of naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to immune system health.

THE BELONG COMMUNITY → https://www.antiinflammatorycollective.com/
If you are looking for more ways to work on reducing your pain and support in having that anti-inflammatory lifestyle, Belong is the right place for you.

The Crunchy Allergists Podcast is back for its third season, and in this episode, Dr. Kara Wada sets the stage by introducing the immune system.

The immune system is responsible for preventing and eradicating infections, as well as defending against tumors and cancers. However, it can also damage cells and induce harmful inflammation in cases of allergy or autoimmunity.
There are two main types of immunity: innate and adaptive.

Innate immunity is our first line of defense against infections, and is activated immediately when a pathogen is detected.

Adaptive immunity, on the other hand, is slower to respond, but offers more specific and long-lasting protection.

To understand how the immune system functions, it's important to know about the different cells and tissues that make up the system, and how they work together to find and respond to infections.

Dr. Wada will be exploring these topics in greater depth throughout the season, as well as discussing specific conditions and treatments related to allergy and immunology.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Welcome to Season 3
02:48 Functions of our Immune System
05:00 Two Types of Immunity
06:36 Innate Immunity
10:04 Adaptive Immunity
12:11 Properties of Adaptive Immune Response
15:43 Other Features of Adaptive Immunity
17:49 Tissues of the Immune System

ABOUT DR KARA WADA
Quadruple board-certified pediatric and adult allergy immunology & lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren’s patient and life coach shares her recipe for success combining anti-inflammatory lifestyle, trusting therapeutic relationships, modern medicine & our minds to harness our body’s ability to heal.

CONNECT WITH DR WADA
Website → http://www.drkarawada.com/ 
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/crunchyallergist/ 
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/crunchyallergist/ 
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CrunchyAllergist  
Twitter → https://twitter.com/CrunchyAllergy 
TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@crunchyallergist 

SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER → https://www.drkarawada.com/newsletter 
Get my weekly dose of naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to immune system health.

THE BELONG COMMUNITY → https://www.antiinflammatorycollective.com/
If you are looking for more ways to work on reducing your pain and support in having that anti-inflammatory lifestyle, Belong is the right place for you.

For me, 2022 has been about reflecting, reimagining, and realigning my life to live my values.
To foster curiosity, a love of learning, gratitude, and an appreciation of beauty and excellence.
Working to bring together the old and the new when it comes to habits and traditions. 

Join me in this very special episode of the Crunchy Allergist Podcast as we celebrate our first anniversary! ✨🎉

ABOUT ME
Quadruple board-certified pediatric and adult allergy immunology & lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren’s patient and life coach shares her recipe for success combining anti-inflammatory lifestyle, trusting therapeutic relationships, modern medicine & our minds to harness our body’s ability to heal.

CONNECT WITH ME
Website: www.drkarawada.com
Instagram: @crunchyallergist
Facebook: @crunchyallergist
Twitter: @crunchyallergy

GET YOUR VISION BOARD 2023 TICKET HERE
🎫 https://bit.ly/vision-board-2023

JOIN THE BELONG COMMUNITY ➡ www.antiinflammatorycollective.com
If you are looking for more ways to work on reducing your pain and support in having that anti-inflammatory lifestyle, Belong is the right place for you.

Are you struggling with chronic pain?

Join Dr. Kara Wada and Rick Olderman as they talk about how to understand and fix recurring injuries and chronic musculoskeletal pain. Get the help you need to live your best life, pain-free.

About Rick Olderman

He is a sports and orthopedic physical therapist with more than 25 years’ experience that specializes in helping people with chronic pain experience a pain-free life.

Rick has written the popular Fixing You® series of books -- found on Amazon.com -- to help people with chronic pain or injuries. More recently Rick has created downloadable video home programs to help people solve pain from head to toe. These programs include his pioneering approach that has helped solve hundreds of cases of chronic pain at his clinic for the last 10 years.

Rick has a new book, Solving the Pain Puzzle, coming out in 2023 and has posted a few chapters from that book on his website, www.rickolderman.com, where people can also pre-order his book and find his home programs as well as other free stuff.

Rick is one of the top professionals in the U.S. when it comes to understanding recurring injuries and chronic musculoskeletal pain. He wants to enhance quality of life by helping people fix their pain once and for all.

Connect with Rick

Website: https://rickolderman.com/ Facebook: @FixingYouMethod YouTube Channel: @RickOldermanPT

Here are Ways to Work with Rick

Fixing You Book Series
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rick+olderman+books

Solving the Pain Puzzle
https://amzn.to/3Y9pnjU 

Fixing You® Method At Home Course 
http://www.fixingyoumethod.com/
Get 20% off with the code: FIXINGYOU

Fixing You® Method for Health Professionals
https://www.healpatientsfaster.com
Use the code FIXINGYOU to get 20% off

Talk About Pain Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-about-pain/id1593262436

BELONG: A Nourished Anti-Inflammatory Community

If you are looking for more ways to work on reducing your pain and support in having that anti-inflammatory lifestyle, Belong is the right place for you.

Click here to learn more: www.antiinflammatorycollective.com

Come to a place filled with love, compassion, and community where we'll use proven methods to reflect on this past year, set an intention for next year, and help you create an action plan based in evidence-based coaching, nutrition and anti-inflammatory lifestyle support.

BeLong will teach you exactly what you need to know to help you finally take the actions to create the results you want most in your life, while FEELING so much better along the way.

Showing up to your life with purpose, confidence and clarity.

In this week's podcast episode, we speak to healthcare professionals about their experiences with burnout and the importance of bringing back human connection and empathy in medicine.

Join Dr. Kara Wada and Dr. Erkeda DeRouen as they explore the landscape of Health Equity and dive into how Telemedicine and Lifestyle Medicine are transforming our healthcare system.

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ABOUT DR. Erkeda DeRouen

A triple board-certified Family, Diversity, and Lifestyle Medicine physician. She serves as a thought leader in healthcare innovation. She is passionate about merging the human aspect of medicine with the field of emerging technology.

Dr. DeRouen believes in putting people first, utilizing her gift of listening, communicating, and connecting the missing pieces to solve complex problems. She finds joy in mentoring, as she believes that one should always share their gifts to uplift others.

Dr. DeRouen hosts a pre-med and medical student geared podcast to expand the amount of people that she can mentor called The Prospective Doctor. She also is a board member for Girl Develop It, Inc, increasing the number of women and non-binary people in tech.

Two time best-selling author, who also has a TEDx talk entitled "Did Disney Just Save Healthcare?!? Imagine This...”

CONNECT WITH DR. ERKEDA

Instagram: www.instagram.com/doctordgram
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/erkedaderouenmd
Website: www.drerkeda.com

BUY DR.ERKEDA'S BOOK
Medicine Women: An Anthology of Stories and Letters by Female Doctors and Health Professionals
Get it Here: https://a.co/d/eik72Yc

Taking Care of You: The Empowered Woman’s Guide to Better Health
Get it Here: https://a.co/d/bU1r2h6

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This week, I am so excited to feature this bonus episode of the Crunchy Allergist Podcast in it. I will be sharing a bit more about my story and evolution over the last several years that has resulted in the launch of Belong, the nourished anti-inflammatory community. 

I can't wait to invite you to this awesome community jen and I have formed.

About BELONG

Belong: The Nourished Anti-Inflammatory Community

So about 2 years ago, @autoimmunity.nutritionist and I started dreaming up a community space for the Busy women we were seeing in our own practices that were determined to have a high quality of life in spite of their chronic illnesses
Our vision: to build a strong, evidence-based anti-inflammatory community for you so you never feel alone & overwhelmed in your autoimmune healing journey.

Evidence-based
Help folks weed through the science and continue to update our teaching based on the data.
This applies to nutrition, lifestyle, and behavior change research!
Science is never stagnant.

Anti-inflammatory
Inflammation is both harmful and healing.
But for those of us with inflammatory conditions, we have too much of a good thing. Fixing immune dysregulation is probably the better way to describe what we are going for.

Community
Provides confidence, commitment, consistency, and connection.
Great evidence that belonging is another evidence-based intervention for improvement in mental health, commitment & consistency in learning & behavior change, confidence

To learn more or to join, visit www.antiinflammatorycollective.com.